Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-10

leToay, ram preventing. The Association clu0S
8; ST. Louis, 8. Baltimore, /; Louisville, 2. Net
land, g.
"Bob" Barr win not pitch for the Athletics.-
Baltimore Neus
Rainey is still with the New FORKS They will
try to make something out Of him later.
10 Nike IKE Kelly has averaged one run to every game
1t is said that the Chicago club Will erect an iron
grand stand next season, three stories high, with
seating capacity for 5000 people.
About $4,000 people witnessed the four league
games labor day.-Hereafter wnen an American
ASSOCIATION club refuses to play out game 81, 500
half receipts for the game In Boston Monday, it
being a legal holiday. The Boston management
refused ref, to give more than sl2o-tne guarantee.
suit will follow.-Hu1tfOrd COuranL
Washlngton's nine Will play twenty-fo more
games this season. after TO-DAY, nine on the home
grounds and fifteen abroad.
Umpire Valentine is by no means favorite In
Washington. He gets fair share of bleaching
board attention.
The disciphGing Of the home team should have
come earlier In the season. The stand taken by
Boston was good one, but with the same fault.
Coleman, the right-helderO OF the Pittsburg team,
who was hit in the by one OF Whitney's pitched
balls, and 1t was said, severely injured, seems to
have recovered sufficiently to play winning bail
In the game on Tuesday with the indianapolis
CLUB he saved his niue from defeat and white
wash by a timely three-bagger.
have made ana ea aR R In the aas
however, as II they had come too late to be OF any
good
league and the association. A western club is
second In both and an eastern club Is next TO the
tail-ender
The Philadelphias and Indianapolis have given
their consent TO the Boston5 and Ch1cagos playing
OH their postponed game wherever they please.
Mt Chas Bennett has again proved a clear title
10 the claim OF being the premier catcher in the
country. In fifteen games, up to and including
August 30, his only mtssplays were three passed
proportion to games played than any League
player.
Deac. White says it is a useless expenditure OF
money 10 employ three or four pitchers. One man
can, II necessary, pitch week in and week out, IN
less he becomes injured, and If the system OF
maintaining several batteries were abolished, the
result would be equally beneficial from every
standpoint.
.How things have changed" says Manager Ma
plenty Of pitchers, but to-day they are getting
rarer, and good ones are very scarce article The
East has been secured for good men, and 1t is an
lmpoSSibillty TO ind any in that section. Years
ago every young player wanted to be a pitcher,
but to-day things are different These well.
founded stories or men lasting only few years in
the box keep the rising material from becoming
pitchers. have often asked youngsters why it Is
that they don't become pitchers instead OF catch
that pitchers don't last long. Every pitcher in the
country knows that his days are numbered, and
they generally do their work accordingly. The
pitchers nowadays are picking up fielding more
than they did formerly Look at Foutz and
CarutherS as an illustration. Besides being excel
lent hitters, they are both fine outfieiderS. and
Eoufz can play first to the queens taste, and am
told that CarutherS can play any OF the inted DO
Siti0nS; so you see their services will always be In
demand. Pitchers are becoming scarcer every
year."
The National League was organized In 1875 and
since then It's membership has consisted OF twen-
ty-two clubs, as follows: Chicago, Hartford St.
Louis, Boston, Louisville, MutuaIS, Athletics Gin
natl, Providence, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Buffalo,
Cleveland, Troy, syracuse, Worcester, Detroit,
New York, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Washing
ton, Pfttsburg The first eight clubs named con-
stituted the league in the year of its BIRTH 1876
Pits. Chron. Tel. Sept.5.
whats your idea as to the worlds champion
snip games?' was asked OF President StearnS, OF
the Detroits. "Weil, favor nine games not more
than one game to be played In any one city.
Louis, and one each In Chicago Cincinnati BOs-
ton. New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Brooklyn, The prospects are that large deiega-
ton or Detr0fterS Will follow the club around to
see these games A special car would be the right
thing. All this, OF course, in the event that we
win the pennant."-Cin. Com. Gaz. Septl.
There VIII be two umpires In the great games
between the League and Association pennant win
ners OF the championship OF the world. AS the st.
Louis Browns will be the Association club to con-
test for that honor, Won DEP Abe has already en-
gagged McQuade as one of the umpireA The other
will be selected from the League. Both umpires
Will oniciate In each game. While the Browns are
AT bat McQuade will give the ball and strike de-
clsionS and the other umpire will be stationed a.
or near second base to call the base decisions.
When the League club Is at bat McQuade will 20
TO second base and the League umpire win eau
Dails and strlkes.-Phfio. Times.